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I rnwsnaers, wtilch Is discussed In
I, 1'SS ow?ng quotation which was
I akcn from the Washington corre
li gpondenco to The Evening Post, New
1 YTho career of Mr. Vest raises the
II important question of the quallflca
J .inns which mako a man an effectivo
1 RPnator. Tho idea is unfortunately
1 ll ininK ground that a man who has
I made or inherited, a lot of money is
H ner se a good senator, or that he will
-eet along well enough in tho Senate.'
one reason why tho South today is
so effectivo in tho affairs of the Na-
tion exercising an influence far he
ll vond her real strength is because it
II Is still her custom to send men to tho
11 highest legislative body who aro able
II to present forcefully, vigorously, lu
ll minously, her point of view. Vest was
H such a man. Bailey of Texas is such
a taan, and there are many others.
The history of the country would
H havo been different had Texas been
H represented in tho Senate by Dryden
H and Kean (tho eminently respectable
and very opulent senators from New
H Jersey) at tho time that it was pro
H posed to suspend Tillman and Mc
M Laurln for their physical encounter.
M Regardless of tho merits of that con-
troversy, It remains a fact that the
H clear and impressive way in which
H Mr. aBIley presented tho case for his
ifl side of tho chambor turned the tide
BBj of affairs. He mado a speech which
BBj tho suspenslonists could not afford to
H disregard.
H It Is a great mistake to suppose
W that oratory Is so much of a lost art
H In tho world that the ability to pre-
H sent one's views clearly is not a high-
H ly essential qualification for a United
Bfl States senator. Northern States
BJ make a great error when they aban-
don It. Aldrlch presents his views
J clearly, although ho has not had the
H training of a lawyer, In fact every
New England senator except Wetmoro
H possesses moro or loss capacity in this
lino. Halo and Fryo aro very fre-
quently heard in debate.
Piatt of Now York Is typical of a
considerable body of senators who
aro never heard, and whoso actlvl-
ties aro confined to 'business mat-
ters.' Thcro Is no reason why a man
equipped for public speaking 'should
not also have a sufficient acqualnt
BB anco with tho business questions for
H tho needs of this great office.
Tho Southern sonators today will
H avcrago much higher than tho North-
crn in ability to speak. This is in
S Part duo to tho popular primaries
I there, which havo displaced tho legis
g latlvo election of sonators. Tho ora
U tor always Impresses tho general vot-
Ing public, whllo tho membor of tho
J Legislature, after his party has been
H entrusted with power, is not always
j so responsive to this consideration. In
j addition, there Is less money in the
J South, and its business interests are
H smaller. But any section which sends
ll In? stronK men reaps its own reward.
J They represent tho intorosts of tho
19 Stato and the section with intolli-
II EmC0 antl I)OWor- Tno impression
I which tho two parties make beforo
tho country in no small part depends
1 upon thoso who voice its causo in tho
B United States Senate"
" appears to this intelligent ob-
fervor that tho effectivo senator is
'n an of eloquence and ready wit,
I wm lmPU(lonco and ready money
H not malco UP fr any deficiency in
that direction.
ah wPcopl of uta". the Legislature,
H , ,' Sutherland aro to bo con
II ?Tatu'ated upon tho happy outcome of
II i can(llaacy; and this feeling ib in
ll increased when wo consider tho sltu
II ai'on now on before tho Missouri
I ,"lg ,.,atVro' tho recent political im
I Hi .0 ,n Now Yrk. in which tho
1 tuitions of Senator Dopew and Ex-
governor Black clashed; and tho mal
I p"rous scandals now being aired in
Connecticut over tho attempt to elect
" successor to General Hawloy.
Yours truly,
PI TJTE.
BBBm1! '
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Work antl not useless talk seems to
bo tho prevailing idea with a majori
ty of tho members this session. There
is a decided improvement over last
year's record.
The committees on mines and min
ing aro giving careful attention to tho
many bills bearing on theso subjects
that havo already been Introduced.
Representative Pishburn of Box El
Lake is working to secure legislation
that will enable one-third of abutting
property owners tho power to defeat
tho will of tho majority concerning
certain public improvements.
Representative Leshbrun of Box El
dor won honors ns an orator In nom
inating George Sutherland for United
States Senator.
Representative Joseph declares
that ho will havo every department of
tho State administration In a deficit
appears thoroughly investigated be
foro this session is over.
It Is really a pleasure to note that
"freak" bills aro not so much In evi
dence as they wore during tho cany
part of the last session.
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THE COWARDLY TRIBUNE.
The Tribune grows frantic in its
efforts to dlsparago tho Gentiles who
havo given testimony for tho defense
in the Smoot case. Tho specials from
Washington which appear daily in
that paper one would havo thought
are sufficiently mendacious, mislead
ing and cold bloodedly fnlso to suit
tho most depraved taste. However,
thoso masterpieces In their lino, aro
not sufficiently depraved for tho Trib
une. To help out their deficiency tho
paper has its local staff at work, but
tho efforts of tho latter aro puny com
pared to tho stuff that comes from
tho master mind at Washington.
Ono hattlo ground selected by tho
Trlbuno is that which refers to tho
status of thoso who woro in polygamy
at tho tlmo tho manifesto prohibiting
polygamy was issued. If as tho Trlb
uno says, there was no understanding
to tho effect that existing rolntlons
should not bo disturbed, why was It
that tho late grand jury did not re
turn indictments against thoso few
old polygamlsts who aro oncnly con
fessedly and notoriously still living in
polygamy. Thoro was either nn un
derstanding that thoso old follows
woro to bo left alono, or tho grand
jury was remiss in its duty, very re
miss, indeed. Difficulty of obtaining
ovldenco could not bo pleaded, be
cause there was no difficulty. Tho
polygamista themselves confessed
their status and mado no effort to
screen themselves.
If thoro was no such understanding
In regard to tho old chaps, how is it
that ox-County Attorney Westorvolt,
a Gentile, a Mormon hater, elected to
his office by tho graco of Senator
Koarns, absolutely refused to enter
tain complaints against thoso old poly
gamlsts oven when Importuned to do
so by Charles Mostyn Owen, tho pro
fessional affidavit maker, and others?
Thero was either an understanding or
Westorvolt was as remiss in his duty
as tho grand jury.
If thero was no such understanding
as claimed, how is It that previous
county attorneys since statehood, all
Gentiles, either absolutely refused to
prosccuto the old boys or dlscouiagcd
tno Idea to such an extent that only
two or thrco prosecutions of that kind
havo occurred slnco statehood, and
tliey under peculiar circumstances?
i. ? was oltllor au understanding or
ail thoso Gontilo county nttornoys
woro remiss in their duties. For near
ly 10 years tho Gentiles havo acted
as if thoro was an understanding such
as s claimed. If thoro wasn't tho
Gentiles, officers and citizens, havo
been guilty of tho grossest latches.
Tho entlro court machinery was in
tho hands of the Gentiles. Why didn't
they do something? If tho officers of
tho law woro remiss In their duties,
why didn't tho Gontilo residents make
an outcry and compel their servants
to do their duty? Instead of that not
a word is heard. Officers ar eolected
and re-elected, nobody does a thing
until Sir Galahad Koarns comos along
with his tin ormor and tin sword to
punish tho Mormon church, bocauso
it refused to get into politics and
send him back to tho Sonato and also
elect his hired man, Perry Heath, as
assistant sonntor.
How proud wo Gentiles aro of our
self-constituted champcons in tho
fight tho Trlbuno is maklnc on tho
Mormons! Tom Kcarns, tho leader
of a puro and holy causo for prin
ciple's sako. It Is to laugh. And tho
editor of tho Tribune, ox-Sonator Can
non, Mormons nnd-Gcntllos both aro
proud of him. A Gontllo-man who has
in public meetings and olsowhoro
boasted that ho was a Mormonll
through and through, from tho solo of
his foot to tho crown of his head. In
years gono by when tho Cannon's
ruled tho church roost, Franklo re
ceived moro favors from tho church
and tho Mormon people than any other
man. Ho sought all tho church infill
enco ho could get and moro too. Ho
lot nothing pass oven to carrying n
"recommend" from his bishop and a
certificate to tho effect that he had
paid his tithing, and ho Is ns much
of a Mormon today as ho cvor was.
Yes, wo Gontilcs aro justly proud of
him as a loader! Wo aro liko tho lec
tures ho reads us In tho columns of
tho Trilbuno. Wo llko to bo told by
him above all men of our duties as
Gentiles and tho responsibilities
which rest upon us. Ho and Tom
tho two great mentors.
Tho Trlbuno makes a poor show
ing In its efforts to disparage tho
character and standing of the mon
Who havo been examined for tho do
fenso in tho Smoot caso. Character
and standing aro points tho Tribunq
should havo avoided. It opens tho
way for something to bo said about
tho witnesses for tho other side. What
about tho standing and credibility of
Mr. Lunqulst, Charles Mostyn Owon,
Argus M. Cannon, Jr., Rov. J. L.
Lclllch and others? On tho testi
mony of thoso kin dof mon tho enso
of th cprosccutlon rests. It's a
mighty poor foundation oven if it
went uncontradicted.
U. S. SENATOR-ELECT SLITHER-
LAND.
Acrording to schedulo tho legisla
ture took Its first ballot for United
States senator on Tuesday, separate
ly tho tho two houses and on Wed
nesday in joint assembly th'o result
was fonfirmed. According to tho do-
clslon of tho cnucus, George Suthor- k i
land received tho unanimous voto of jj I
tho G7 Republicans out of a total 1
membership of 03. Ho is now United I
States senator fiom Utah elect and 1
will tako his seat on March 1 noxt, I
when tho new Congress comos into I
existence. H
Gent's Furnishings j
Specially Priced. I
Out of the Ordinary Price Inducements for this Week. I
ClUNT'S FINE CASHMERE I
Hoho In plain black & natural
groys, hIzos 0 to 11, worth
!foc, special prico 21c
GENT'S UNLAUN DEIUCD
White Shirts, extra good qual
ity, Hires 11 to 17, worth 05c,
Special prico (or3for$l.) .. 35c I
GENT'S WOOL SWEATERS, I
in plain and fanoy stlipos, B
sizes from ill to -12, worth II
1.25, special prico 65c fl
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Walker's
STORE
Wondrous Under Regular
Prices on Excellent Lot
of Millinery.
Lot of re.'uly-to-woar hats, all j
colors, stylos for womon and
childron, regular 1.75, 82.00 '
and 2.50 each, ono prico 75c
Lot of ostrich plumes, whlto,
colorB and black, 2.00 to ' I
2.50 kinds for $1.25
i
Lot of fur beavors formerly
2.25 each for 75c
Lot of Austrian beavors former
ly 1.00 oacli for 25c
Lot of children's wool Tans, all ,
colors, reduced from 00c to... 25c j
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